Innovation

Investing in technology to remain a leading player

Over the years, being a leading player in the chemical industry has become increasingly more challenging, as customers’ needs become more specific and complex. To ensure that we keep up and stay ahead of their evolving requirements, investing in technology & innovation at SONGWON is a top priority.

For 50 years, SONGWON has a proud record of bringing innovative solutions to the market. The company’s highly skilled and experienced chemists, engineers, analysts, and technicians are all involved in product development and work together to further expand SONGWON’s product portfolio.

Relying on a solid base of dedicated internal resources which cover all aspects of innovation

Remaining open to, and encouraging creativity from all corners of the organization

Continually optimizing processes and back-integration

Having a structured approach in relation to external sources to complement and extend our knowledge

SONGWON has already established a number of strategic partnerships with key partners in specific areas of mutual interest and will continue to seek further opportunities in the future.

Efficient stabilizers prevent emissions for interior plastics

Plastics
in car interiors help reduce the weight of vehicles, allow new design options
and enhance cost versus performance. Today, plastics are being used for an
ever-increasing number of components inside cars, for example dashboards, head panels
and upholstery. The main types are polypropylene (PP), polyurethane (PUR) and
polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

SONGWON Industrial Group intends to focus further on the stabilization of light-weight applications as this is an important automotive trend. PP filled systems based on carbon fibre, for example, are of interest as they are lighter in weight than glass fibre, and hence popular although still expensive.

Read more in the Automotive Industry issue, where you can find the interview of Thomas Schmutz, Leader Global Technical Service & Application Development, who was asked about how different stabilizer packages can potentially influence the emission level for interior PP-based TPO automotive applications.

SONGWON wins Frost & Sullivan’s 2016 New Product Innovation Award

Effective fire protection can mean the difference between life and death, as recent events have clearly shown. Do you need to make sure your flame-retardant polystyrene can be relied upon? Expanded and extruded polystyrene containing polymeric flame retardants requires special treatment. Conventional stabilizers are not enough! Winner of Frost & Sullivan’s 2016 New Product Innovation Award, SONGXTEND® 1301 has been specially designed to protect the polymeric flame retardant and thereby improve the performance of the end product. Follow the link to discover more about this ground-breaking SONGWON’s development:

This recently launched new binder is distinguished by its
exceptionally high lamination bonding strength on various plastic films,
especially PET, nylon and OPP. Its outstanding heat resistance makes it
suitable for use in both retortable and non-retortable flexible packaging
laminates. With its very high re-solubility, HI-THANE™ A-890K
counteracts scale formation in gravure printing cells, improving print quality
and reducing machine maintenance. Thanks to its low viscosity, this
versatile binder helps to boost the color strength of inks, promoting top
quality printing results.